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01/01/1961 Drama 1h 42m
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The True Story of Saint Bernadette

Overview

This modest, unpretentious French film is a streamlined version of the true story previously cinematized as The Song of Bernadette (1943). Daniele Ajort plays the simple 19th-century French peasant girl who insists that she has experienced a vision of the Virgin Mary. Once this sighting becomes common knowledge, Bernadette's very existence becomes a religious and political hot potato. Thousands of people flock to the grotto at Lourdes where Bernadette claims she has seen the Holy Mother, believing that the waters therein contain recuperative powers. Bernadette dies under a cloud of controversy, but is ultimately elevated to sainthood by the Vatican.

  1. Robert Darène

    Director

  2. Gilbert Cesbron

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Danièle Ajoret

    Bernadette Soubirous

  2. Bernard Lajarrige

    François Soubirous

  3. Madeleine Sologne

    Madame Soubirous

  4. Henri Nassiet

    Le curé Peyramale

  5. Jean-Jacques Delbo

    Le commissaire Jacomet

  6. Renaud Mary

    Monseigneur Forcade

  7. Nadine Alari

    Mère Marie-Thérèse

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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